Oct 11 2024 52 mins 41
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
- States sue TikTok over app’s effects on kids’ mental health (CNBC)
- Risks vs. Harms: Youth & Social Media (Substack)
- Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control (The Verge)
- TikTok lays off hundreds in Malaysia in move toward AI moderation (Asia Nikkei)
- Meta ‘Supreme Court’ expands with European center to handle TikTok, YouTube cases (Washingon Post)
- The DSA article you didn't know about, but should (T&S Insider)
- Streaming platform Kick bans Jack Doherty after he crashed his car on a livestream (Polygon)
- Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams (Gizmodo)
- Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse (404 Media)
This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.
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